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Oct 2020
Newcomers of
San Dieguito The purpose of this club is to welcome new residents of the area and those who have experienced
recent major lifestyle changes. This club is organized for social, educational and charitable causes.
A warm welcome to our newet members: Julie Abdallah
C: (847) 651-8326 email: [email protected] 6987 Tradewinds Dr., Carlsbad 92011
Marla (and Mike) Benik
C: (321) 243-9620 email: [email protected] 2476 Caminito Ocean Cove, Cardiff 92007
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Executive Committee
President………………………………………………………..Elaine Frassanito
Vice President……………………………………………………..Louise Godici
Secretary………………………………………………………....Carol German
Assist Secretary…………………………………………………...Phyllis Atkins
Treasurer……………………………………………………...….…Jayne Marx
Assist Treasurer…………………………………………...…...Janine Greenhill
Parliamentarian.. ………………………………………………...Judy Gechman
Assist Parliamentarian……………………………………….....Penny Friedman
Membership Chair…………………………………………………..Melissa Lee
Newsletter/Calendar:…………………………………………. Kim Lubesnuck
Asst Newsletter.………………………….…………….…..Bonnie Koonsvitsky
Webmaster………………………………………………………....JoAnn Smith
Assist Webmaster………………………………………....Margaret Newhouse
Administrative Activities
Flyers……………………………………..………………………..Carol German
Nametags…………………………………………………….……Nancy Sexton
Newsletter………………...Carol German, Bonnie Koonsvitsky, Kim Lubesnick Member Bios………………………………..………………………...Judy Cours
Standing Committees
General Meetings……………...Barbara Moraine, Sharon Marr, Janine Greenhill
Historian…………………………………………………………Mary Jo Landon
Sunshine ……………………………..……………...Rene McBride, Sharon Marr
Welcome Committee………………………….…Cheryl Prince, Christie Snow
Activities
Arts and Crafts…………..….…Jane Sawyer, Karen Sullivan, Kathy Mayne-Smith
Beach Walking…………..………………….…………………….Simma Nemeth
Boogie Boarding………………...……Kim Lubesnick, Christie Snow, Fran Dyer
1st Mon Book Club……………………………..……Phyllis Atkins, Janice Muller
2nd Tues Book Club…………………………………………...….….Christa Stahl
Mystery Book Club……………………………………….…………Phyllis Atkins
Women’s Fiction Book Club……..…………………….……….....Judy Gechman
Breakfast Club……………………………………...……………....Rita Overman
Canasta…………………………………..……Dorene Goldfinger, Sharon Marr
Chicks with Chains……………………………..…………………….Pam Shetler
Cinema Socializing…………………………………..……………...Judy Gechman
Community Service Coordinators……………......Betsy Buckner, Kathy Bratcher
Community Service: Book Depository…………..….….Judy Cours, Mari Kenard
Community Service: Carol’s House……………………………….Mari Kennard
Community Service: Food Pantry…………………………...….Penny Freidman
Community Service: December Foster Youth………………...Adrienne Stokols
Community Service: December Holiday Baskets………………….....Judy Cours
Community Service: Solutions for Change………………..……..Marilyn Barnett
Dining In ……………………………………………..…….….Melissa Anderson
Game Night…………………………………………………...….…. Pam Shetler
Golf……………………………….….Barbara Batha, Carol German, Ann Welton
Happy Hour…………………………………...….Rosalee Kitaen, Joanie Watkins
Knitting & Crocheting……………………………………………….….Ruth Mack
Lunch Bunch…………………………………………………….……..Mona Angel
Mah Jongg………………………...…………………………..…….…..Mari Seigel
Movie Goers…………………………….……....…Kathy Bratcher, Melanie Sowa
Pickle Ball………………………...……….…………Lynda Barrett, Louise Godici
Poker Divas…………………………………………………….…..……Fran Dyer
Shanghai…...…………….…………………………...……..………...Pam Wagner
Special Events……………………………..............................Susie Anson, Fran Dyer
Virtual Travels…………………………………………....Bobbi Henry, Pam Shetler Wanderers & Cultural Arts………………………..Marilyn Monell, Isabel Escalle
Mystery Party….…..….Kathy Bratcher, Fran Dyer, Carol German, Melanie Sowa
Changes to Directory: Iris B Godbout New address: 206 Calle de Madera Encinitas, CA 920241 Jo Clare Sullivan New email: [email protected] *If any changes need to be made in the directory, contact Melissa Lee [email protected]
DON’T FORGET PICTURES! As our new year begins, we have had to adjust to a new reality. Due to Covid 19, activities are happening just in a different way, via Zoom or actually being together, outdoors and using physical distancing protocol. So remember to email pictures, name of activity, original format, no cropping or enhancing necessary to [email protected]
Suzanne Fort 10/1
Joyce Evenskaas 10/2
Tamara Daul 10/2
Upama Ramolia 10/2
Carol Clark 10/3
Julie Abadallah 10/3
Mandy Stallcup 10/4
Ann Welton 10/6
Betsy Buckner 10/7
Carol Cooley 10/7
Jenny Hawkins 10/7
Rita Marsa 10/7
Melinda Wynar 10/9
Naslin Kassamali 10/9
Liz Cummins 10/10
Catherine Cramton 10/12
Jacqui Lucas 10/12
Karen Curd 10/12
Evie Cotter 10/14
Isabel Escalle 10/14
Patti Cohen 10/21
Amy Wallock 10/22
Margaret Newhouse 10/22
Trudy Schneider 10/22
Barbara Bosse 10/23
Susan Stockdale 10/23
Mitzi Belknap 10/24
Mari Siegel 10/25
Barbara Fusco 10/26
Loraine Vaught 10/26
Marla Benik 10/26
Nancy Schweizer 10/28
Barbara Balmuth 10/30
October is Your Month
Julie Abadullah grew up in La Costa/Encinitas until she
moved away to go to college. Now, after 30-plus years, she’s moved back!! She learned about our Newcomers Club through our website. Julie lives on Tradewinds Drive in Carlsbad, and she’s got lots of interest in NC activities: She enjoys beach walking, vol-unteering and Community Service, plus Julie would like to investi-gate Monday & Tuesday Book Club, Dining-in and Happy Hour. Movie Goers, Mah Jongg and Pickleball players should give her a call. And when you get together, ask her about meeting Jennifer Hudson. Or, stories about Max, her golden retriever.
Marla (with an “L”) Benik recently moved to
Cardiff and joined Newcomers in August. In 2012 Marla began teaching part time at the main campus of the Uni-versity of Hawaii in Manoa Valley and continued until March 2020. She teaches English as a second language to incoming international students; however, she has also taught diversity, intercultural adjustment training, and has supervised student exchanges. Marla and Mike share a passion for different cultures, which stems from spending two years in the Peace Corps as teachers in West Africa. (1980-1982) With five grown children geo-graphically scattered and elderly parents, Marla and Mike were back-and-forth between Hawaii and Florida or California for the past eight years. COVID-19 brought them to live in Cardiff, nearer Mike’s 90-year-old parents living in San Marcos. You’ll discover Marla is open-minded, purposeful and super curious. She’s especially interested in learning to play pickleball and canasta, has a willingness to explore book clubs, assist with communi-ty service, enjoy beach walks – plus she’s a movie-goer with an affection for Happy Hour.
Getting to know our newest members A warm welcome to …...
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Another month has gone by- another month closer to getting back to our old lives. Whether it’s a year from now or even more, with a cure or a vaccine, we have to think positively that the day will come! In the meantime, with all the talented members in this club, the future is look-ing bright for some meaningful and enjoyable activities, including per-son to person and others via Zoom. The results are in! Thanks to all of you who participated in our recent survey, our callers, our responders, and Melissa Lee who made it hap-pen. Check the newsletter for the stats but rest assured, we are listen-ing to you! We are gratified to know our calls were appreciated and we hope to keep you involved and interested by bringing your ideas to frui-tion. You are overwhelmingly calling for some in- person activities so those are being planned. While life is not exactly a walk in the park right now, that is one of our plans- to have small get-togethers in parks, back yards or other open spaces where we can congregate and still practice social distancing. At the same time we will be asking you to bring a bag of nonperishable food items which we will distribute to the CRC or another food bank. Two birds with one stone, we get to actually see each other and help those who are in need. Thanks to all of you who give tirelessly to this club and its members. It is your contribution of ideas, your creativity, your caring, that makes us a strong and viable organization. There is no doubt that this combina-tion of ideas and can-do attitudes will see us through this battle with a virus!
President’s Message
Elaine
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Total number of members 321
Total response 216 67%
Are you staying involved (216 responded)
No 57 26%
Yes 159 74%
Do you attend our Zoom meetings? (213 responded)
No 98 46%
Not comfortable 15 12 said they might want some help with it in fu-
ture
Uninterested 56
Yes or might in future 115 54%
Would you be interested in an in-person activity at this time? (204 responded)
Maybe would participate 7 3%
Not at this time 78 38%
Yes, offer them 119 58%
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Boogie Boarding: Mon, Wed, Fri: October is still a great beach month in San Diego so come join us at one or all of the times listed below. • Mondays - Fletcher Cove at 9:30 AM or Noon. • Wednesdays - Moonlight Beach at 9:30 AM. • Fridays we alternate between Fletcher and Moonlight at 9:30 AM. The Meeting spot is in front of lifeguard stands. If you are a brand new Newcomer, contact Fran Dyer at [email protected] to get on our contact list. If you would like to be taken off the list, please email Fran. New Boogie Boarders are always welcome. This summer we have had more than any previous summer!
Check your email weekly for Frans’s blurb about info, changes and special events. Remember to "reply to all" every time you respond so we end up at the SAME beach!
See you on the waves!
Riding the waves can be
chillingly exciting
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First Monday Book Club: Mon, October 5: 10:00AM Social, 10:30AM Discussion At this point in time, all of our meetings will be on Zoom. To join any Newcomer Zoom Meeting use: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/9097095225?pwd=cnRHclE5bDNCb0JXRlAwY05wS3BnUT09 or use Meeting ID 9097095225 Password 261110 Our book for October is A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende. Linda Levine will lead our discussion. In November we will discuss The Island of Sea Woman by Lisa See with Janice Mueller as our discussion lead-er. If you wish to be added to the First Monday Book Club email list, please email Phyllis Atkins at [email protected]
Mystery Book Club: Tue, October 13: 10AM Social, 10:30AM Discussion Meetings continue to be on Zoom: o join any Newcomer Zoom Meeting use: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/9097095225?pwd=cnRHclE5bDNCb0JXRlAwY05wS3BnUT09 or use Meeting ID 9097095225 Password 261110 Our October book is The Crow Trap by Ann Cleeves. Our discussion will be led by Candy Sharda. If you would like to be added to our email list, email Phyllis Atkins at [email protected] November’s book is Mr. Nobody by Katherine Steedman with Lauri Lutzker leading the discussion.
Second Tuesday Book Group: at Cardiff Public Library , 2nd Tuesdays- October 13, 3 PM This is led by Newcomer 2 members and is meeting via Zoom. The link is different from the one used by the other book clubs so if you want to attend please RSVP to Diane Van Duzer [email protected].
On October 13th Ann Stahl, our leader, has chosen a new book that is another important read, of interest to all, called Caste by Isabel Wilkerson. She will have a hard copy to pass around and it should also be available in September and October from your library. Here's a teaser and reason to read! The Pulitzer Prize–winning, bestselling author of The Warmth of Other Suns examines the unspoken caste system that has shaped America and shows how our lives today are still defined by a hierarchy of human divisions. “[Caste] should be at the top of every American’s reading list.”—Chicago Tribune All readers are welcome, if you’ve read the book or not - you may be inspired to read it! Questions? Ann Stahl [email protected] 760-525-1851 Christa Stahl [email protected] 858-755-3400
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Women’s Fiction Book Club: Mon, Oct 26, 10A Social, 10:30A Discussion At this point in time, all of our meetings will be on Zoom with 10:00 Social, 10:30 Discussion. To join any Newcomer Zoom Meeting use: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/9097095225?pwd=cnRHclE5bDNCb0JXRlAwY05wS3BnUT09 or use Meeting ID 9097095225 Password 261110 The October book will be Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center. “Funny, smart, and smartly paced, Things You Save in a Fire ignites around the topics of equality, love, redemption, and forgiveness even as it delivers an unforgettable protagonist . . .” Judy Gechman will facilitate the discussion. We now have book selections through April 2021 and an email with the updated list will be circulated shortly to the group. In addition, please let Judy know if you have read a book you like and would be willing to lead the discussion. The primary focus of this book club is books that tell the story of the arc of a woman’s growth in the face of adversity. Please email Judy Gechman if you want to be added to the mailing list for Women’s Fiction. [email protected]
Breakfast Club Breakfast Club Meetups will continue to be on pause. We will plan a morning gathering sometime in the fu-ture when the safer-at-home guidelines allow safe and comfortable morning dining for our Newcomers members. I miss seeing everyone! I hope that we can safely get together soon. Stay Healthy! Rita Overman [email protected]
Chicks with Chains (Biking) October 29, 10:00 On Thursday, October 29, the Chicks with Chains will ride the San Luis Rey River Trail in Oceanside. The trail is mostly flat. We ride between 12 - 16 miles total. We will meet and plan to begin the ride at 10:00. Allow time to unload your bike before 10:00. Afterward, riders can choose to buy lunch at the Tin Fish and eat it on the beach. If you can join us or would like to be added to our email list, email Pam at [email protected].
Betsy Buckner donated
her time for a Driveway
Dropoff Donations Drive
that benefited 12 local
charities
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Keep your eyes open for announcements for future activities that our members are currently organizing; always with social distancing in mind! If you come up with any new ideas, let us know, and we would love to help make them happen. [email protected] (760-505-7536) [email protected] (650) 906-5972
Carol’s House [email protected] (925) 200-0024 [email protected] (831) 295-3514
Children’s Book Depositories [email protected] [email protected]
Community Resource Center Nutrition Pantry
[email protected] (513)314-4191
Solutions For Change (SFC): We delivered our first dinner to SFC the end of August. We will plan our next dinner in October. I will send out an email with the date as soon as we have it. Right now we can only deliver store bought food but hope-fully in the future we will get to cooking again. I hope to get a date around Halloween so we can also deco-rate for the kids. We have a nice group of volunteers but can always use more. Contact: [email protected], 310 418-9118
Community Service
Brown Bag Lunch Picnics in the Park When: October 20 and November 17 Where: the host will decide the venue-(park, yard, beach) Who: Club members who are interested in a socially distanced get together
What: Bring a bag lunch and a bag of nonperishable food items to be donated to the CRC This is a win-win for all of us. As a result of the survey we found so many of us would enjoy a safe so-cial gathering while helping those less fortunate. So let's come together, outdoors with masks and so-cial distancing, and share some actual face time! Groups will be limited to 10 or less. If you are willing to attend and/or host, please email Betsy Buckner ([email protected]) or Kathy Bratcher ([email protected]) with 1) your name, 2) your zip code and 3) your desired position as host or attendee. Hosts may change the date to another day that week.
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Lynn Adams poses by one of the
murals she made to honor her
daughter’s skateboarding achieve-
ments
Ann Welton misses playing her trumpet
in community band concerts, so she
painted it instead.
Newcomer members
are so creative
It’s spooky
Dining In, 2020-2021
When it is safe to do so, we will have a modified schedule for our dinners. Please let me know if you would like to join our terrific group, single or couples, or be on the sub list for those who may not be available for the scheduled dinners. You don’t need to be a top chef to participate, just someone who enjoys cooking and hosting a dinner once during the year! Please contact Melissa Anderson if you’d like to be on the list or as a sub for Dining In! Melissa Anderson [email protected] 770-317-8741
Game Night 2020-2021
We are exploring virtual, multiplayer games over Zoom. Stay tuned...
General Meeting: Wed, Oct 7, 10A Social, 10:30 Meeting
We meet via Zoom. All are welcome and encouraged to attend. Minutes and Treasurer's report are on the website. To join any Newcomer Zoom Meeting use: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/9097095225?pwd=cnRHclE5bDNCb0JXRlAwY05wS3BnUT09
or use Meeting ID 9097095225 Password 261110 If you need help with accessing Zoom, feel free to contact Pam Shetler at [email protected].
Golf: Thursday mornings Golfers play every Thursday AM at the Lomas Santa Fe Executive Course (1580 Sun Valley Rd, Solana Beach, CA 92075). We have two tee times reserved around 9am, so can accommodate 8 players. Each week please email Ann Welton ([email protected]) by Tuesday PM if you plan to play that week. This should be a firm commitment to play. Golfers of all abilities are invited to play. Because of the COVID-19 situation you must abide by all golf course restrictions. We play wearing masks most of the time (exceptions being if the mask interferes with your taking a stroke or you take a short break and are far from other players) and we carefully social distance. General Info: Barbara Batha ([email protected] or 858-847-0096) or Carol German ([email protected] or 858-356-9691) or Ann Welton([email protected] or 858-509-7553
Lunch Bunch: Nothing in October. Next lunch, Wed, Nov 4, 12:30 pm
" Lunch Bunch" is meeting every other month at present from September to June on the first Wednesday of the month. We meet at a local restaurant with outdoor seating, maybe even with an ocean view. We may also meet at a members home, in an outdoor space on occasion. With COVID 19, we wear masks until seat-ed, and practice social distancing while dining. This group is intended to be small to allow for making more personal, yet safe, connections with others. If you are interested, or want more information, please con-tact
Mona Angel [email protected].
Mah Jongg: Many of us are logging into www.realmahjongg.com to play alone against the computer or with others. This works well on a tablet or desktop and simulates a live game well. It’s free for the first two weeks, $5.99 a month after that and easy to cancel. If you use the option “looking for players” mavens from all over may join you for a game or two or you can set up a game with friends or look for other Newcomers playing and join them. IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL MEMBERS! If you want your Real Mahjongg ID added to our Newcomer list, please send me your real mah jongg name and your ID. I hope to send a completed list to our Real Mahjongg players. We hope to make new members feel welcome and encourage everyone to form a group, join a group, or substitute. Please indicate if you prefer a slow, moderate or fast game. Thanks, Mari Siegel [email protected]
Our first meeting at Lotus Cafe
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Pickleball Newcomers Club Pickleball Group Co-Chairs: Lynda Barrett at [email protected] and [email protected]
Wednesday’s 1pm-3pm Altamira Tennis and Pickleball Club, 6750 Paseo de Norte Carlsbad $3 for Non-Members With COVID 19 we wear masks on to the courts and practice 6 ft distancing.
Poker Divas, Wed, Oct 21, 7:00 pm Poker Divas are playing on the 3rd Wednesday of each month via zoom. We have started a new game which requires a $2.00 buy in and allows players to win dollars. Game will last one hour. Bring your own refreshment and snack. Fran Dyer was big winner in September…$6.00! What a way to get rich during a pandemic! You do not need to know how to play poker to join in the fun! Contact Fran Dyer, [email protected], if you would like to play!
Fran will send reminder on Sunday, October 18th.
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Once again the uncertainty of the times has us postponing the Murder Mystery Party. The party promises to be full of UNCERTAINTY, and SUSPENSE! That is what we are all continuing to experi-ence. It will be a GREAT event to look forward to next May, 2021. Much more info will follow closer to the date.
“Murder In Sin City” Mystery Party: Mor-gan Run Resort Saturday, May 16, 2021 6:00 pm
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Sunshine Renee McBride is the Sunshine Chair. Renee’s email address is: [email protected] and you can
contact her to report anyone who needs a bit of sunshine, get well wishes or congratulations from the Club
Members.
Virtual Travels - San Diego Museum of Art September 17, 1:00 American Art
October
15, 1:00 Impressionist Art Join us to learn about American art from our Museum docent Hilda on the usual Zoom link: (https://us04web.zoom.us/j/9097095225?pwd=cnRHclE5bDNCb0JXRlAwY05wS3BnUT09)
Enter at 12:45 for social interaction and technical help. Questions: [email protected]
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Join Us
You’ll Love it
Virtual Travels - DayTripper Tours for NCSD We are planning monthly, virtual travel tours through DayTripper of San Diego. These are live, Zoom meetings with a professional tour guide. The $10 cost is non-refundable. But if you need to cancel you can watch the tape of the live presentation at a later time. Sign-up will be through Eventbrite. Tours have their own link to register. September 25, 3:00 “Experience the Magic Behind the Iconic Laguna Beach Pageant of the Masters” We are all missing the Pageant this year – come along for an in-depth look at this sensational celebration of the arts and be dazzled even more the next time you see this quintessential Southern California event. Ex-actly how does one take a three-dimensional human being and turn them into a two-dimensional painting? Discover this and more when you tune in for a behind-the-scenes look at the Laguna Arts Festival and Pageant of the Masters. Join Tour Guide Chrissy Allen as she takes you beyond the stage to reveal some of the secrets and mystery involved in creating these breathtaking masterpieces. From auditioning to be a performer, to makeup and costumes, being on stage or even in the orchestra, we’ll look at the pro-cess from start to finish. We’ll also explore the Laguna Arts Festival and some of the awe-inspiring medi-ums exhibited there. We’ll even take a look at the Sawdust Festival to take in some of the wonderful and whimsical elements displayed. Registration required by September 18. To register, click this link: https://pageantofmastersnewcomers.eventbrite.com/ When you have registered, please let Bobbie know at [email protected] or 312-502-7661.
New Activity
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October 23, 3:00 Discover the Redwoods of California: From Big Sur to Humboldt County - Ven-ture up the California coast and into the woods to discover the incredible Redwood forests dotting the landscape from Big Sur to Humboldt County. Follow along with Keri as she enlightens us with pictures and stories featuring the history and heritage of these gorgeous places. Hear about the league founded to keep these trees from extinction and just how few old growth for-ests remain. Take in tales of many unique towns only around today because of the logging or tourism industry. Learn about the tallest trees on earth and just how high they grow - so high, in fact, there are some you can pay to drive through. You won't want to miss this fascinating virtual journey. Registration required by October 16. To register, click this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/discover-the-redwoods-of-california-big-sur-to-humboldt-county-tickets-119537266181 When you have registered, please let Bobbie know at [email protected] or 312-502-7661.
Join our Museum Docent Hilda
as she leads us on monthly tours
Of art genres
San Diego Museum of Art on Zoom
Sept 17, 1PM American Art
October 15, 1PM Impressionistic Art
Suggested donation to the Museum $5.00
usual Zoom link: (https://us04web.zoom.us/j/9097095225?
pwd=cnRHclE5bDNCb0JXRlAwY05wS3BnUT09)
Enter at 12:45 for social interaction and technical help.
Questions: [email protected]
Sign up through Eventbrite
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Wanderers/Cultural Arts
Midway Presentation: Thursday , October 1, 1:00 PM
Please join us at 1:00 PM on Thursday October 1st for a talk about our wonderful Midway Museum. It will be presented By Stephen Cross, a retired Naval officer and a Midway Docent with 6000 plus volunteer hours. Whether you’ve toured the Midway in person, or not, you’re sure to learn some amazing things about this terrific asset to our city. Log in with the same meeting ID and password used for our general meeting: ID 909 709 5225 Password 261110
Note: Steve is a fellow Rotarian of mine at the La Jolla Sunrise Rotary Club Note September’s events:
Impressions of Cuba: Thursday, Sep 10, 10:30A ( No change) Photos and conversation based on a recent trip by Isabel and Roger Escalle. Log in the same as you have been doing for our Newcomer Zoom activities: Meeting ID 909 709 5225 Password 261110
CHANGE: An Interactive (Cuban) Cooking Experience : Thursday, Sep 17, 10:30A Sandra, owner and chef of Havana Grill, is not available for the presentation, but her sister Isabel, (our New-comer member) is delighted to be presenting. The dish will still be Fricasé de Pollo (traditional Cuban chick-en stew or fricassee) with Cuban white rice. She is also adding a bean dish. There is no longer a registration fee. ( originally it was a $5.00 donation for Solutions For Change.) Instead of registering on Evite, please con-tact Isabel directly for the ingredients you'll need for the recipes. [email protected] Perhaps in the future we can be joined by Sandra. Moderated Discussion: Thursday, Sep 24, 10:30A The moderated discussion will center around the film The Cuban (see below), views on how society cares for the elderly, the process of aging, and the role of music and the arts in brain stimulation.
Recommended: Watch the Canadian independent film ‘The Cuban’ (2019, 109 minutes) in which Cuban jazz sparks a life-changing bond between a nursing home patient, Luis Garcia, who is suffering from vascular de-mentia and the beginnings of Alzheimer’s. Luis is portrayed by Louis Gossett Jr. (Sgt. Foley in An Officer and a Gentleman, 1982). Until a new caretaker arrives, Luis' accomplished past goes unrecog-nized by the people around him, and at its haunting best the movie suggests a multitude of unknown lives and experiences among the warehoused elderly. The film was scripted by Alessandra Piccione and directed by Sergio Navarretta. The cast includes Ana Golja as Mina and Kris (Giacomo Gianniotti, of Grey’s Anatomy).
The film can be streamed, $12 here (Angelika Film Center and Café). Once purchased you have 3 days to watch it.
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A message from our webmaster Emails come out at least several times a month. If you have not received an email for a while, please contact Jo-Ann Smith at [email protected]. Are you looking for things to do while we shelter-in-place? Or do you have ideas of what others can do? Log into our website and click the CDC (Can Do Comments) Blog on the sidebar menu. You’ll see suggestions from other members. To add your own, scroll to the bottom and type in your recommendation then click the Submit Comment button. Be sure to include your name so we know who submitted it.
Welcome Social: Mon, Oct 19, 9:30A Please join us for a Welcome Social on Zoom at 9:30 AM on the third Monday of each month on October 19. Grab a cup of coffee, meet a few new people and ask any questions you may have about our club. RSVP to Cheryl Prince [email protected] and you’ll be sent the Zoom information a couple of days before our meeting. Looking forward to seeing you! All are welcome.
